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BfK 225 July 2017

July 15, 2017/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover illustration is from Poppy and the Blooms by Fiona Woodcock. Thanks to Simon and Schuster for their help with this July cover

New Talent

Moon Juice

Kate Wakeling
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Editor's Choice

The Pond

Nicola Davies
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Articles

Guest Editorial 225: July 2017
Chris Riddell reflects on his time as Children's Laureate.
Hopeful Activism … because what we DO as well as what we say matters
A piece of passion from Sita Brahmachari.
Hip Hip Hooray for Harry
Imogen Russell Williams considers Harry Potter at twenty.
Windows into Illustration: Guy Parker-Rees
Guy Parker-Rees explains the thinking and technique behind his new series starring Dylan, an exuberant, stripy dog.
Authorgraph No.225: Chris Priestley
Chris Priestley interviewed by Philip Womack.
Ten of the Best: Audiobooks for Children
Summer listening chosen by Nicolette Jones.
‘The pictures are better’: Audio books explained
Thoughts from Nicholas Jones of Strathmore about what an audio producer does.
The Art of Submitting for BIB
Piet Grobler on one of the most challenging assignments in children’s literature.
David Mackintosh
An Interview by Robyn Sheahan-Bright.
Making Room for Children, Swedish-style
Ferelith Hordon explores a new Southbank library.
An Interview with Philip Pullman
Nicholas Tucker talks to Philip Pullman as the literary world waits for the publication of The Book of Dust.
Ron Heapy – An Appreciation
David Fickling remembers the great children's editor.
Two Children Tell: a Tribute to Dick Bruna
Virginia Lowe recalls the impact Dick Bruna’s stories and pictures had on her own young children.
I Wish I’d Written: Liz Flanagan
Liz Flanagan chooses Trickster's Choice.
Good Reads: Worth School
Reviews chosen by young people at the Worth School, West Sussex.
Classics in Short No.124: The King of the Golden River
Brian Alderson on climate change by courtesy of John Ruskin and The King of the Golden River.
Jacqueline Wilson at the Foundling Museum
Dr Rebecca Butler interviews Dame Jacqueline about an exhibition on the Hetty Feather novels.
The Explorer: an Interview with Katherine Rundell
Imogen Russell Williams asks Katherine Rundell about her new book The Explorer.
An Interview with E Lockhart
The author of We Were Liars talks about her new book to Anna James.
An Interview with A F Harrold
Ferelith Hordon interviews the author of The Imaginary and the Fizzlebert Stump books.

Book Reviews

Storm Whale

Sarah Brennan
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A Berlin Love Song

Sarah Matthias
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Like Other Girls

Claire Hennessy
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South

Daniel Duncan
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Girlhood

Cat Clarke
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Beyond the Bright Sea

Lauren Wolk
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Passing for White

Tanya Landman
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Coyote Summer

Mimi Thebo
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Encounters

Jason Wallace
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Defender of the Realm

Mark Huckerby, Nick Ostler
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Letters from the Lighthouse

Emma Carroll
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Invisible Emmie

Terri Libenson
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